News & Events | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Jun 30 Partners, Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Linda Anderson-Carnahan

Linda Anderson-Carnahan has worked for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the past 35 years and has been a longtime member of the NW CASC’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee. During her career with the EPA, Linda worked in the Southeast and Midwest regions before moving to the Pacific Northwest region.

Apr 26 Partners, Science, People

Coral Avery’s New Position as Natural Resource Specialist for BIA Tribal Resilience Program and NW CASC

We are excited to announce that Coral Avery, former Bureau of Indian Affairs Pathways Program Intern with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and NW CASC, is starting a new position as Natural Resource Specialist for the BIA Tribal Resilience Program and the NW CASC!

Apr 26 Partners, Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet John Tull

Dr. John Tull is the Nevada Science Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Science Applications program and serves on the NW CASC Stakeholder Advisory Committee. He has been working in the Great Basin and other desert ecosystems for more than two decades.

Feb 26 Partners, Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Jessica Halofsky

Jessica Halofsky is the director of the USDA Northwest Climate Hub and the Forest Service Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center (WWETAC). In her role, Jessica promotes applied climate change science and adaptation in natural resources in the Northwest and across the West.

Dec 21 Partners, People

Director’s Corner: Expressing Gratitude at the End of a Long Year

Amy Snover, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) University Director and Director of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, which hosts the NW CASC, shares gratitude at the end of a challenging year.

Faces of Adaptation: Meet Mike Hudson

Mike Hudson is both a Regional Climate Change Coordinator and a Fish Biologist for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and has served on the NW CASC’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee since 2018.

Oct 22 Science, People, Spotlights

NW CASC Researchers Talk Tidal Forests, Field Work and Navigating COVID-19

While visiting the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on the southern tip of Washington’s Puget Sound, you’ll find a mosaic of coastal wetland habitats on the Nisqually River Delta.

Oct 22 Partners, Science, People

Faces of Adaptation: Eliza Ghitis

Eliza Ghitis has served as the climate change scientist for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) since 2013 and has participated in the NW CASC Stakeholder Advisory Committee since that time.

Oct 22 Announcements, Science, People

Meet NW CASC’s 2020-21 Research Fellows!

The NW CASC is excited to welcome our 2020-2021 Research Fellows as they kick off their Fellowship activities this fall. These 13 Fellows represent each of our consortium universities across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

Oct 21 Publications, Science, People

NW CASC Paper Calls for Transforming Science Training to Build Capacity for Actionable Climate Adaptation Science

How can we mobilize science to support the transformational global action required by climate change? By creating a new type of scientist. A new open-access paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters emphasizes the need for science training that builds collaborative science skills at different career stages to develop a strong community of practice around actionable climate science.